Eugène Delacroix
1804
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1804
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This sketch shows a serious-looking man with a neatly combed beard and mustache. His suit jacket is dark, and his collar is high and stiff. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show his face and hair, leaving some edges fuzzy. The name "Eugène Delacroix" is written below the portrait—though this isn’t the artist’s self-portrait. It’s a drawing by Jean François Gigoux, who often captured faces with loose, expressive strokes. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists like Gigoux used emotion and drama in their work.
